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Wed,Feb 22nd 2012 @ 7:00 am ESTbyEliano Younes

Last Friday, Amine El Khalifi, a 29-year-old Moroccan citizen, was arrested by FBI agents as he made his way to the U.S. Capitol for what he believed would be a suicide mission. El Khalifi is an illegal alien who has been living in the United States unlawfully since 1999 after his visa expired. The near miss highlights the need for a functional entry/exit system that works and prevents visa overstayers from staying in the country illegally.

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Thu,Jan 5th 2012 @ 11:17 am EST

While campaigning in Iowa last week, Mitt Romney was asked about his stance on the DREAM act, a bill that would allow a path to citizenship for minors in the country illegally. "The question is, if I were elected and Congress were to pass the Dream Act, would I veto it? And the answer is yes," said the candidate, speaking in Le Mars, Iowa.

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Thu,Dec 22nd 2011 @ 2:21 pm EST

2011 is coming to an end and many state lawmakers have their eyes on curbing illegal immigration in 2012. With several states -- Arizona, Utah, South Carolina and Alabama -- already paving the way, lawmakers in other states are looking for similar legislation to remove "magnets" drawing illegal aliens to their states.

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Wed,Dec 14th 2011 @ 11:00 am EST

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will be reviewing Arizona's S.B 1070 sometime next spring. A new telephone survey conducted
by Rasmussen Reports, asked likely U.S. voters if they would support
immigration-enforcement legislation similar to Arizona's in their state.
Over 52% of voters said they would support the legislation. Thirty-four
percent of those surveyed said they would oppose the legislation, and
15% more are undecided.

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Mon,Dec 12th 2011 @ 1:21 pm EST

The Supreme Court announced today that it will be reviewing Arizona's widely known immigration-enforcement law, SB 1070. Arizona is asking the nation's top court to allow the state to enforce parts of the bill that have been blocked by lower courts at the request of the Obama administration.

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Fri,Dec 9th 2011 @ 1:22 pm EST

When Arizona passed SB 1070 in April of 2010, it was only a matter of
time before other states would also begin their own crackdowns on
illegal immigration. States such as Alabama and South Carolina have
since passed laws that prevent illegal aliens from jobs and public
benefits. With Republicans now in control of the state legislature in
North Carolina, efforts have begun to pass similar, statewide
legislation to crack down on illegal immigration.

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Wed,Dec 7th 2011 @ 12:11 pm EST

With a U.S. unemployment rate at 8.6%, one would expect that many of the high paying job openings available domestically are a positive sign for jobless Americans. However, that has not been the case. According to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services department, U.S. companies have hired foreign workers at an expeditious pace.

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Tue,Dec 6th 2011 @ 3:09 pm EST

An Oklahoma State Senator has proposed legislation to create a state guest worker program for illegal aliens. Senator Harry Coates of Seminole, Oklahoma submitted Senate Bill 995 last Monday. The bill is a response to House Bill 1804, which cracked down on illegal aliens across the state. The intention of the bill is allow illegal aliens to legally work in the state of Oklahoma, which Coates believes will provide a boost to sales and tax revenues.

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Fri,Dec 2nd 2011 @ 1:07 pm EST

The California DREAM Act, signed by Governor Jerry Brown in October, is going to cost taxpayers a lot more than originally anticipated. A new report by California's Legislative Analyst Office states that the DREAM Act will cost $65 million annually, much higher than the $40 million originally estimated by California's Senate Appropriations Committee. The cost is expected to rise annually until 2015-2016.

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Wed,Nov 30th 2011 @ 11:34 am EST

Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.) has cosponsored House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith's Legal Workforce Act (H.R.2885), making him the first Democrat to do so. The bill, which is now officially bipartisan, would require 100% of businesses to begin using E-Verify for all new hires within 2 years and require all federal, state, and local governments to check new hires and existing employees within 6 months.

NumbersUSA Education & Research Foundation provides a civil forum for Americans of all political and ethnic backgrounds to focus on a single issue, the numerical level of U.S. immigration. We educate opinion leaders, policymakers and the public on immigration legislation, policies and their consequences. We favor reductions in immigration numbers toward traditional levels that would allow present and future generations of Americans to enjoy a stabilizing U.S. population and a high degree of individual liberty, mobility, environmental quality, worker fairness and fiscal responsibility.

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